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🚀 Clustergate-1 and our five customers are ready for launch! 🚀 Our platform is now aboard D-Orbit’s ION on the Falcon 9 rocket, marking the closest we’ve ever been to space. We’re gearing up to take our first steps toward making access to space simpler and more affordable. 📅 Launch Target: No earlier than March 15, 7:22 CET 🎥 Watch it live: https://lnkd.in/e2Fnt5mp Godspeed to all satellites on Transporter-13! 🛰️🔥

🚨Join our portfolio company BALI CURLS as a Founders Associate! 🚀 Yes, you read that right! While ROI VENTURES typically invests exclusively B2B SaaS startups, we made an exception for Bali Treatment GmbH - an amazing consumer brand focused on curl haircare with their brand BALI CURLS. Here’s why: Years ago, we met Hank Ge, the founder, through pure serendipity (he was our office neighbour!). Over time, we got talking, and one day he shared an exciting opportunity: Retailers were interested in launching his curls haircare products. 😍 We jumped on board as investors, and what started as an idea became something extraordinary. Customers around the world LOVE the brand. Communities build around hair curling tips started recommending the products, and sales skyrocketed. Starting in 2023, we are on track to reach +10m in sales this year. 💸 To take BALI CURLS to the next level, a very good friend of ours and experienced manager Robert Karacic joined as CEO 6 months ago. And then things got crazy. We’ve expanded to retailers internationally (hello 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇭🇷 Croatia, and 🇨🇿 Czech Republic!) and shipping all over Europe & US. We’re not stopping at curls either – Bali Gents and home/bronzing products are already live and on the way to the shelves. But with rapid growth, operations are getting more complex. That’s where YOU come IN. ✨ As our Founders Associate, you’ll be at Bali-Curls’ heart, ensuring everything runs smoothly. Your tasks:  📦 Order processing – keeping everything on track.  📂 Admin tasks – invoices, processes, and freeing up our founders.  💻 System maintenance – data organization is your superpower.  🎨 Bonus: Any graphic design skills? Even better. What we’re looking for:  ✔️ Organized and reliable – chaos isn’t your thing.  ✔️ Proactive problem-solver – you turn issues → solutions.  ✔️ Tech-savvy – The latest office tools & Canva/Adobe are your friends.  ✔️ Ready for responsibility – and excited about startup life. What you’ll get:  🚀 Fast-paced, dynamic work environment.  🌱 Be part *and* grow with an exciting success story.  💡 Space for your ideas and creativity.  💰 Competitive pay – your skills deserve recognition.  🏡 Flexibility – work remotely from anywhere. If you’re keen on joining BALI CURLS and becoming an essential part, let’s talk! Let us know if you have any questions and send your CV and a few lines to office@bali-curls.com. 🚀 #job #startups #investments Patrick Funke Julian Sachs Niklas Benesch Marco Raggl

Get your ultimate fundraising guide with 7 templates. 🚀 I've previously covered each component in different posts, and now I've put them all on one Notion page. 🙌 Whether you're raising a pre-seed or seed round preparation is key to attracting the right investors, making a strong impression and increasing your conversion rate. Take a shortcut with these templates to minimise the time you spend fundraising and get back to building faster. Here's what you'll find: 1️⃣ Blurb: The key to successful warm intros. 2️⃣ Pitch Deck Template 3️⃣ Financial Model: Impress investors with detailed & ambitious financials. 4️⃣ Notion Page Pitch Deck: Use this instead of spending hours on a real deck. 5️⃣ Data Room: Share detailed information with highly interested investors. 6️⃣ Q&A List: Prepare excellent answers to common investor questions. 7️⃣ Founder LinkedIn: Here's how to set up your LinkedIn to drive fundraising. 👇 Comment Fundraising Guide below and I will send you the Notion page via DM 👇 #startups #investments #fundraising 📸 Fabian Klima

Silo Team is now live on Product Hunt! 🚀 A huge thank you to Ben Lang for being our hunter, to my entire team for their incredible work, and to everyone who has supported us on this journey so far! 🙌 We’d love your feedback, support, and upvotes! 🧡 Check us out and join the conversation: https://lnkd.in/d_PE2xis

Space just got more accessible! We are happy to be part of DPhi Space's 2.1m funding round. 🚀 At DPhi Space, they’re redefining how we think about satellites. They’ve built Clustergates—shared satellite platforms that cut launch costs and simplify access for businesses. 🛰️ Here’s why this is groundbreaking: 👉 No need for your own satellite. 👉 Plug-and-play access, even if you have zero space expertise. 👉 Hardware, software—everything works seamlessly. 👉 Think cloud computing, but IN ORBIT. This CHF 2.1 million pre-seed round was led by QBIT Capital, with support from Züricher Kantonalbank, Apprecia Capital, kickfund, Founderful, Atlantis Ventures and more great investors. 🙌 It’s fuel for: 👉 Clustergates’ first flight this March. 👉 Expanding their elite engineering team. 👉 Scaling space infrastructure for businesses ready for orbit but not ready for complexity. Congrats to the D-Phi team on this important milestone and we at ROI VENTURES are very happy to be on board. #space #satellites #investments 📸 Fabian Klima

Here is our 10 step process to make our DD and investment decision in one week. 💸 At ROI VENTURES, we’ve made 23 investments in 2.5 years, and speed has always been our edge. But here’s the challenge: move fast, but dig deep enough! Founders deserve quick answers - whether it's YES or NO - so they can focus on building, not waiting for investor to respond. Often there are many angels who want to join the round, and if we can't decide quickly, we can't join. Here’s how we’ve streamlined our due diligence process: 1️⃣ First contact: Warm intro, inbound, or us reaching out.  2️⃣ Quick fit check: Does this match our investment focus?  3️⃣ Deep-dig review: Pitch deck, website, LinkedIns.  4️⃣ First call: Two team members join if speed is critical.  5️⃣ Market research + documents: Data room, financial model, etc.  6️⃣ Reference calls/emails: Investors, co-investors, experts, clients.  7️⃣ Optional deep-dive: Tech/Product review with our tech advisor.  8️⃣ Team sparring: Internal discussion; deal lead drives decision.  9️⃣ Second call: Meet all co-founders, tackle remaining questions.  🔟 Final decision: Ticket size & terms (often shared during Call 2). We aim for 2 short calls (30 min each) with founders, keeping their workload minimal while we do our homework. Fast-track insights: 👉 Steps 1-4: Quick NOs if there’s no fit.  👉 Steps 5-7: Run simultaneously after great first calls.  👉 Step 8: Critical—team sparring often reveals hidden risks.  👉 Step 9: Only happens if we’re 90% sure we’ll invest.  👉 Step 10: Terms are often depend on the lead, but we commit ranges early. Patrick Funke, Julian Sachs, Niklas Benesch, Marco Raggl #startups #venturecapital #investments 📸 Fabian Klima

OriginAI, the world's first AI product team, launching into public beta today on product hunt! 🚀 Our portfolio company OriginAI generates and deploys software from simple, non-technical prompts. Better yet, it can do the job entirely within a your cloud environment to avoid infosec headaches. 😍 👉 Supporting the founders Luke Ferris & Stelios A. is easy: Just click on this link and give them an UPVOTE for all their hard work:  https://lnkd.in/dv4MHrMv #AI #software #startups

🚀 Big News! Origin AI is officially launching into public beta today! We’re incredibly excited to be launching on Product Hunt, and we’d love your UPVOTE and support! It really matters and would mean the world to us.👉 https://lnkd.in/d-SDCjgc Origin is now open to everyone, and building simple applications is free. So please dive in, give it a try (after you’ve upvoted 😉), and let us know what you think!: https://www.theorigin.ai Origin has been an 18 month #GenAI labor of love—long nights, moments of desperation, and the occasional magical breakthrough that makes it all worthwhile. In truth it's kind of a blessing to be able to spend my day working on this crazy, future defining tech. What does it do? With Origin AI, we’re replacing an entire product team and making it possible to translate business needs directly into running, production-grade software—no technical knowledge required at all. How? To achieve it, Origin runs on an agentic network - a collection of AI powered agents that mirror a human product team including project manager, technical architect, designer, developer, QA and devops. Importantly though, the user doesn't need to know what any of those words mean—just describe what you need, and Origin takes care of the rest. Each agent uses cutting-edge AI, powered by platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) Bedrock, OpenAI, Cerebras Systems, and Groq, to deliver software that works right out of the gate and we're grateful for the support we've had from all those teams. All feedback is welcome, positive or negative—we’re here to make Origin AI the best it can be. Thank you for being part of this journey. Let’s build the future together. 💡 #AI #ProductHunt #Innovation #OriginAI Loyal VC Johannis Hatt EWOR ROI VENTURES Finn Wentzler Atlantis Ventures Niklas Jansen Interface Capital superangels 😇 Florian Gottschaller Florian Huber Laura Raggl Kamal Hassan Kamran Qizilbash Leon Szeli Joachim Drees Product Hunt Colin Jarvis Groq Aman Sheth Anthropic OpenAI Gergo Kalcsics

What a year: We made 9 new investments! 🚀 2024 has been an exciting journey for ROI VENTURES and me. It's been my first full year fully focused on angel investing and it's been a pleasure to channel all my energy into supporting our portfolio and sourcing new opportunities. Our 2024 highlights: ✨ 👉 9 new investments including OriginAI, Margin, LogBook, Vinny & Scripe 👉 8 follow-on rounds in our 2023 portfolio companies 👉 1 secondary exit 👉 Moved to a beautiful new office in Vienna 👉 Enhanced our tool stack & internal screening processes But we're not stopping there. 📈 In 2025, we'll be backing 10-15 new startups, with investments of 50-100k per company. Staying true to our focus on pre-seed angel rounds in B2B Software & Deep Tech. Cheers to 2024 and more growth to come! 🥂 Niklas Benesch, Julian Sachs, Patrick Funke, Marco Raggl #investments #venturecapital #startups 📸 Fabian Klima

Don't call yourself an angel investor if you just write a check and disappear❗️ The real work starts after the investment. This year at ROI VENTURES we made 9 new investments. More importantly, we helped 8 portfolio companies raise their next rounds. How many startups raise their next round is the most important metric for me. 📈 And that is hard work and takes real effort. As an angel, you can really make a difference in fundraising, especially if there is no VC on board yet. It's not just about writing intros, it's first about supporting with the fundraising strategy, defining investor personas and getting the materials (deck, blurb & financials) to a high level. Here is how to turn intros into investments: 👉 It's critical that the startup really fits the investor's stage and focus. Sounds simple, but I see so much time wasted here. Also consider fund cycles & competitor investments. 👉 Don't over-sell your portfolio company, highlight successes and challenges. Provide deep insights into the founder's personality and working style. 👉 Follow up after the introduction and ask for feedback. This will help your portfolio company improve during the fundraising process. If it's a no, repeat, repeat, repeat ‼️ #investments #venturecapital #startups